Women spark r Dimes drive in Joliet luncheon
A noon luncheon sparked Joliet March of Dimes efforts led by mothers march on polio chairs. Kent Bosworth says this year lags about 5000 below last year, with volunteers from civic clubs and alumnae staffing banks and booths. Local women including Mrs. Charles Crawford and Miss Virginia Keyer coordinate fundraisers at Union National, First National, Joliet Federal, and National Bank.
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Akron
Uio
Kent Bosworth
Bosworth
James Fay
Louis Joliet
Clare Chalstrom
Joliet
Chicago
Clinton Streets
Newcomers’ Club
Charles Crawford
Paul Fraser
R. A. Harper
Milton Phelan
J. W. Jenkins
Joliet Federal Savings and Loan Association
Virginia Keyer
Limerick Contest Sponsored by Spectator and WJOL Opens
The Spectator teams with WJOL for a limerick contest in support of the March of Dimes. Merchants award ten prizes. entry costs a dime. Contest closes January 31.
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The
Spectator
WJOL
Joliet to Kick Off Polio Drive With Race for Dimes
Communities will host fund raisers on Jan. 31 with porch lights guiding volunteers to collect gifts toward a $12,000 goal. More than 1,000 women participate across Joliet divisions led by Mrs. Leo Perry and others. A Legion card party and a race of dimes at downtown streets, featuring a tightrope walker and a naked TV star, raise money for the March of Dimes.
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Leo Perry
George Sehring
A. A. Wills
George Albright
Mielch
Wayne Churchill
Will
March of Dimes County Towns
American Legion
Manhattan
Joliet Legion
Exchange Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Band
City Club
American
Smith Named Chairman of Will County Forest Preserve Board
Earl V. Smith of Troy township was named chairman, succeeding Anton Ruva of Braidwood. Re elected were Clyde Essington treasurer John Vavrek secretary and Paul Brumund board attorney. The board approved an appropriation ordinance totaling 47920 with 19185 to be raised by tax.
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Earl V. Smith
Troy Township
Will County Forest Preserve Board
Anton Ruva
Braidwood
Clyde Essington
John Vavrek
Paul Brumund
Burglars Break Into Shell Station On West Jefferson
Station A shell service station at 1400 W Jefferson St owned by Carl O Tengden at 705 Whitley Ave was broken into last night by burglars. A tire was the only item taken.
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W. Jefferson Street
Carl O. Tengden
Whitley Avenue
City workers to receive $50 monthly pay boost
About 250 city employees will get their first checks with a $50 raise voted last November. When asked how they would use the extra money, most said they would pay bills.
Last call for hobby entries for Joliet band show
With 18 of 28 booths reserved for the February 11 to 14 event at the American Legion hall, organizers Willis Tatro and Venus Sing seek more hobby entries. Commercial vendors and amateur exhibitors will showcase pets, taxidermy, fishing gear, painting materials, short wave radio, puppetry and magic, with an archery exhibition and weavers guild additions planned to enrich the program.
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Band Parents
American Legion Hall
Willis Tatro
Venus Sing
Band Parents Organization
Joliet
Archery Club
Weavers Guild
Unseasonably Warm Day in Joliet Ahead of Cooler Weekend
Joliet experienced a brief warm spell with a daytime high near 62. Forecasts call for much cooler conditions tonight and Friday with lows around 30 and 25 and a Friday high of 42.
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Joliet
Weather Bureau
Lou Fifer Jr Is Named Outstanding Man Of The Year
Joliet Junior Chamber of Commerce honors Lou Fifer Jr public relations rep for Joliet Federal Savings & Loan as outstanding man of the year at Cantigny post banquet. Harvey Lewis named outstanding farmer of Will County. graduate of University of Illinois with 360 head of cattle and 28 year old Channahon township farmer. Awards presented by May or Arthur Janke Morton Hollingsworth and Max Custer. Warren L Wood speaker.
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Lou Fifer Jr
Joliet Federal Savings & Loan Company
Joliet
Will County
The
University of Illi
Nois
William C. Long
Scribner
Joliet Red Cross Bloodmobile to Korea January 28
Joliet prepares for a Red Cross bloodmobile visit on January 28 at Ottawa Street Methodist Church to donate whole blood for Korea. The operation aims for 150 pints with eight beds and 35 pints per hour, then shipped within 48 hours. Subsequent drives are planned February 25 and March 24, with a new 16 mm film “There Is No Substitute” on blood donation.
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Joliet
Red Cross
Peoria
Yeoma Laboratories
Korea
Ottawa Street Methodist Church
Cass
Ottawa Streets
Navy
Rockdale
Will County Red Cross
Police link ring to truck tire thefts across northern Illinois
Joliet and several northern Illinois cities report a coordinated truck tire theft ring. Two transport firms lost six tires overnight as chiefs cite easy bolt locks and fences selling tires at fair prices. insurers urge drivers be vigilant and report stops to aid patrols.
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Joliet
Illinois
Stanley Tallman
Hunter Avenue
Dallas-Davis Forwarding Company
South Bend
Ind
Second Avenue
Richards Street
Lincoln-Brown
Oregon
Boe
Open East Side Postal Station Opens on Rowell and Second
Postmaster J Walter Lowrey announced a new postal station at the corner of Rowell avenue and Second avenue. The sub station will be under Mrs Pauline J Colletti and offer money orders stamps and parcel post service.
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J. Walter Lowrey
Rowell Avenue
Second Avenue
Pauline J. Colletti
Prowler Reported at Liberty Street Home
Mrs. Angelo Paone of 506 Liberty street heard a noise on her porch. She saw a well dressed man hurry away after turning on the lights and notified police who searched the area for a suspect. She says a similarly dressed man has been seen near her home in recent months.
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Angelo Paone
Liberty Street
Edward Corlett leaves $300,000 will filed for probate
The will of Edward Corlett, mer lawyer and newspaper publisher, who died December 4, was filed today with Probate Court through attorney Walter Martin. Estate totals $300,000 with $250,000 realty and $50,000 personal property. Residue under trust benefits widow and sister. other relatives receive cash bequests. named trustees include Martin, William le Lowrey Sr., and Mrs. Corlett. Beneficiaries include several hospitals and elder care homes. Mayme Hester to receive the same salary for life Kept as at death.
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Edward Corlett
Ricardian Angel Orphans Home
Lutheran Home For Children
Salem Home For the
Silve Cross
St. Joseph’s Hospitals
Mayme Hester
Police Seek Missing Teen Nancy Withe Spoon
Police search for 15 year old Nancy Withe Spoon who vanished from 211 Third Avenue Tuesday night. Accompanied by 17 year old Patricia Skolds, they left for a movie and have not been heard from. Nancy has previous missing incidents but was located in a nearby city in the past.
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Nancy Withespoon
Third Avenue
Patrica Skolds
Grove
Nancy
Skolds
Howk to Direct 1952 Red Cross Campaign in Will County
Leo Seligman, chairman of Will County Red Cross, announces Ray M. Howk will head the 1952 local fund drive. The Kansas Missouri flood relief and war fund surpluses have been exhausted. National goals include an $85 million drive with one third for armed forces services. Red Cross operates 43 regional blood centers and 11 defense centers. In 1951 these programs provided 11 million pints of blood for wounded servicemen and civilians. Howk is a veteran fundraiser who previously led the gifts committee in 1950.
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Leo Seligman
Will County
Chapie American Red Cross
Ray M. Howk
Red Cross
Kansas-Missouri
Kansas - Missouri - Oklahoma Illinois
National Red Cross
Armed Services
Hawk
Public notice of second class mail entry Joliet Illinois
Entry filed on October 1, 1940 at the Joliet Illinois Post Office under the Act of March 3 1897.
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Matt
Joliet, Illinois
Fragmentary OCR Note Hints at Legal Case April
A partial OCR read hints at a court case or legal action in April. The garbled text names persons or parties and a jurisdiction but specific details remain unreadable. Further restoration is needed to identify the parties, location, and outcome.
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Speed Joliet Blood
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R. M. Howk
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William R. McCabs
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